Collar-button and tie.



No. 754,842. PATENTED MAR. 15, 1904.

H. L. BLAIS.

COLLAR BUTTON AND TIE.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 10, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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HENRY L. BLAIS, OF HERKIMER, NEWV YORK.

COLLAR-BUTTON AND TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 754,842, dated March15, 1904. Application filed December 10, 1903.- Serial No. 184,603. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY L. BLAIs, of Herkimer, in the county ofHerkimer, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Collar-Buttons and Ties, of which the following, takenin connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to a combined collarbutton and tie, the objectbeing to provide acollar-button with an ornamental appendage which isflexible and adapted to be formed into a suitable knot or bow and heldin place by an ornamental clasp also affixed to the tie.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a collar provided with my combinedbutton, tie, and fastener. Fig. 2 shows my invention as detached fromthe collar. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the button and fastener withthe ad jacont ends of the tie.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

As seen in the drawings, this invention consists of a button 1, aflexible cord or tie 2, and a fastener 3, the button 1 being formed withan enlarged head 4: and a hollow shank 5, in which is inserted one endof the tie 2.

The manner of fastening the tie in the shank of the button is clearlyshown in Fig. 3, in which the open end of the hollow shank is crimped orcompressed upon the tie after the latter has been inserted into theshank, although it is evident that other fastening means may beemployed, if desired. In like manner the fastening member 3 is securedto the opposite end of the tie, being provided with a hollow shank 6, inwhich said end of the tie is inserted, and the shank is then compressedor crimped upon the tie to fasten the two parts together. This fasteningmember is usually. bifurcated for forming arms 7 and 8 and an open-endedslot 9, the arm 7 being suitably ornamented or configured, as may bedesired, while the slot 9 serves to receive portions of the tie to holdit in any desired position, either in the form of a bow or knot.

The tie 2 may be made of any flexible material, such as silk or satincord or fabric, which may then be wound with one or more strands of goldor silver wire, as 10, to further aid to the pleasing effect of thecombination.

Although I have shown and described certain forms of button 1, tie 2,and fastener 3, it will be understood that applicant does not limithimself to what is shown and described, the broad idea of permanentlyuniting any kind of a collar-button with any kind of a tie beingthebroad invention to be used with or without the fastening 3, as may bedesired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

V 1. A combined collar-button and tie permanently united to each other.

2. A tie having one end provided with a collar-button and a claspfastened to the other end of the tie.

3. The combination with a collar-button having a socket, of a tie havingone end inserted in the socket, the walls of the latter being crimped orcompressed upon the tie to fasten the two parts together.

4. In combination with a tie, a collar-button fastened to one end of thetie and a bifurcated member secured to theopposite end of the tie forthe purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of April,1903.

HENRY L. BLAIS.

Witnesses:

WM. VVITI-IERsTINE, ARTHUR T. SMITH.

